Guard attachment for caps, hats, or other headgear



G. B. KNIGHT. GUARD ATTACHMENT FOR CAPS, HATS, 0R OTHER HEADGEAR. APPLICATION FILED IUIIE3. 1920.

1 376,816. Patented May 3, 1921.

2 a P .9 105. 9 2 l T INVENTOR.'

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ATTORNEYS.

naar sr' GEORGE B. KNIGHT, OF CAMDEN, NEW" JERSEY.

Specification of Letters-atent.

rammed May e, resi.

Application 'filed .Tune 3, 1920. Serial No; 386,340.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l', GEORGE B. KNIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Camden, State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Guard Attachment for Caps, Hats, or other Headgear, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an attachment for a head gear such as a cap or hat designed to protect the wearer thereof from injurious blows due tov objects falling on said head gear.

lt consists also of a frame adapted to support the body of the attachment and retain it within the cap, hat, etc., and made adjustable to caps, hats, etc., of different sizes.

rllhe invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing, but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific details shown and described, as long as they are within the spirit or scope of the claims.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a protective attachment for a cap embodying my invention, a cap beingalso'shown in vertical section. Y

Fig. 2 represents a transverse horizontal section on line 2 2 Fig. 1, and partly broken away..

Fig. 3 represents an elevation of the attachment removed from the cap.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings,

1 designates a cap of ordinary construction. 2 designates a guard for protecting the head of the wearer of the cap from injurious blows occasioned by bolts, nuts, or other articles dropping from above in a factory, or elsewhere, and striking the cap and guard, and consequently the .head of the wearer, said guard consisting of the pad 3 of net or mesh of wire, fabric or other suitable material of comparatively rigid material to resist the force of blows thereon, but sufliciently pliable to serve as a cushion to said blows, said pad comprising the top of the guard and being hollow or concave from below, and having on its bottom edge the circumferential rim l of wire or other material serving to strengthen said bottom.

ln the underside of said pad is the mat 5 of a mass of suitable wool, cotton, or asbestos, or other ber, or suitable material forming a yielding cushion for said pad below` the same, said mass being inclosed in a suitable sack 6 of fabric so asl tobe contained therein and retain its shape. The pad 3l is placed in the inverted sack 7 as a easement of fabric inclosing the same, its lowe i portion being connected with the bottom rim i of the pad. Around said casement is a cover 8 of fabric as the top inclosure of the guard. l

ln order to support the guard employ 'the straps or stays9 of metal or other suitable material which cross the top ofthe pad and are centrally united to eachother by the rivet 1G or other suitable means, portions of said straps or stays depending on the side of the pad and engaging the rim 4 and being secured to said side by the rivets 11 or other suitable means, said straps extendingbelowfthe pad and mat and being connected with the 'band 12 which is adapted to occupy the interior of the cap and to rest upon the sweat lining 13 thereof, or if desired to be secured to the adjacent portion of the cap so as to be prevented from dropping fromthecap.

The mat is secured to the rim e, and if desired to the pad 3 in any suitable manner so as. to be `prevented from dropping from the cap, it being seen that the straps 9 and band 12 form a frame which supports the mat and pad andassists in preserving the shape of the main body of the guard, the pad being furthermore connected with the band 12 by the side rim 14 which depends from the rim ,4 of the pad and is connected at the bottoni with the band 12, it forming an inclosure for the space around the band 12 and the lower stays 9.

rEhe straps 9 and band 12 are formed preferably of light and pliable metal, and said band and the lower portions of said straps have coverings 15 of soft rubberor other yielding material which forni soft portionsgof the straps or surfaces with which the head of the wearer contacts so that the guard may be comfortably worn, and insulate electrically the head of the wearer from the guard.

ln order to adjust the band to the size of the cap and consequently to the head of the received the stud 18 which is connected with the other end of the band thus servingV to hold together the ends of said band while permitting movements of said ends for the vadjusting purposes of the band as aforesaid. The ends of the band are inclosed in the sheath 19 composed of a sleeve of soft rubber against which the head of the wearer may rest while preventing said ends of the band Vfrom contacting with said head while the sheath being tubular allows the ends of the band-to move in and out in adjusting the Y `Letters Patent, is f l. A guard 'for a head gear consisting of a pad of relatively rigid material, a mat of pliable material, an inverted sack within which said pad and mat are disposed, a band, stays rising from the band to sustain the upper structure of the guard, and a cover for said sack serving as a top closure for the guard.

2. A guard'for a head gear consisting of a pad of relatively rigid material, a mat of pliable material, an inverted sack within which said pad and mat are disposed, a cover for said sack serving as a top closure for the guard, a band adapted to rest in the head gear, and stays rising from said band and extended over the pad, said stays crossing each other and secured together at their points of intersection.

8. A guard for a head gearv consisting of a pad or' relatively rigid material, a mat of pliable material, an inverted sack within which said pad and mat are disposed, a cover for said sack serving as a top closure for the guard, and a bottoni rim for the pad to which the lower end of said sack is connected, said mat being secured to said rim.

4. A guard for a head gear consisting of a pad of relatively rigid material, a mat of pliable material, an inverted sack within which said pad and mat are disposed, a cover for said sack serving as a top closure for the guard, a bottom rim for the pad to which the lower end of said sack is connected, means securing said mat to said rim, a band adjustable as to diameter', and means rising from said band and secured to said pad.

5. A guard for a head gear consisting of a pad of relatively rigid material, a mat of pliable material, anV inverted sack within which said pad and mat are disposed, a cover for said sack serving as a top closure for the guard, a bottom rim for the pad to which the lower end of said saclr is connected, means securing said mat to said rim, a band adjustable as to diameter, and means rising from said band and secured to said pad and having portions engaging said rim.

A GEORGE B. KNGHT.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, N. BUssINGER. 

